W. Bruce Croft

American computer scientist
Person human Q7945368
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W. Bruce Croft

Summary

W. Bruce Croft is a human[1]. He was born on January 1, 1952[2]. He worked as a computer scientist[3] and engineer[4].

Key Facts

  • W. Bruce Croft was born on January 1, 1952[2].
  • W. Bruce Croft held citizenship in United States[5].
  • W. Bruce Croft's professions included computer scientist[3].
  • W. Bruce Croft's professions included engineer[4].
  • Among W. Bruce Croft's employers was University of Massachusetts Amherst[6].
  • W. Bruce Croft was educated at University of Massachusetts Amherst[7].
  • W. Bruce Croft's education included a stint at University of Cambridge[8].
  • W. Bruce Croft's doctoral advisor was C. J. van Rijsbergen[9].
  • W. Bruce Croft received the Gerard Salton Award[10].
  • W. Bruce Croft received the Tony Kent Strix award[11].
  • W. Bruce Croft received the ACM Fellow[12].
  • W. Bruce Croft was a member of Association for Computing Machinery[13].
  • W. Bruce Croft is recorded as male[14].
  • W. Bruce Croft's instance of is recorded as human[15].
  • W. Bruce Croft's given name is recorded as W.[16].
  • W. Bruce Croft's given name is recorded as William[17].

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Origins and Family

W. Bruce Croft was born on January 1, 1952[2].

Education

Educated at University of Massachusetts Amherst[7], a university[18], in United States[19], founded in 1863[20], headquartered in Amherst[21] and University of Cambridge[8], a collegiate university[22], in United Kingdom[23], founded in 1209[24], headquartered in Cambridge[25]. W. Bruce Croft's doctoral advisor was C. J. van Rijsbergen[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include computer scientist[3] and engineer[4]. Among W. Bruce Croft's employers was University of Massachusetts Amherst[6].

Recognition

Awards received include Gerard Salton Award[10], an award[26]; Tony Kent Strix award[11], an award[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1998[29]; and ACM Fellow[12], a fellowship award[30].

FAQs

What did W. Bruce Croft do for work?

W. Bruce Croft worked as computer scientist[3] and engineer[4].

Where did W. Bruce Croft go to school?

W. Bruce Croft was educated at University of Massachusetts Amherst[7] and University of Cambridge[8].

What awards did W. Bruce Croft receive?

Honors received include Gerard Salton Award[10], Tony Kent Strix award[11], and ACM Fellow[12].

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [9] . Mathematics Genealogy Project. wikidata.org.
  13. [13] . awards.acm.org. Retrieved . awards.acm.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [2] . NUKAT. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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